Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - AUS Government

The role

You will work directly with customers to understand their biggest problems and design and build data-driven solutions. You will work in small teams with minimal supervision and own high-stakes projects end to end.

What you will do

• Understand customers' greatest problems and design and implement data-driven solutions
• Own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects
• Discuss architecture with fellow engineers
• Wrangle massive-scale data
• Code custom web apps
• Speak with customer executives
• Establish strategy for your team

Required qualifications

• Active Australian Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one
• Must be planning on graduating in 2027
• Extraordinary ability to take on open-ended problems in unstructured environments
• Ability to learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction
• Ability to collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Ability to travel as needed

Nice to have

• Engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science

Benefits

• Health and well-being support, as described at Life at Palantir (offerings may vary by region)

Before you apply

• Active Australian Security clearance or eligibility, and willingness to obtain one
• You must confirm your decision within two weeks of receiving a written offer
• You will never be asked to submit a payment or share financial information during interviews

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, and locate missing children. Its platforms support some of the world's most critical institutions.